New Jersey Seeks $2.5 Million to Fund Black Social Justice Group
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Senator Shirley K. Turner has introduced a bill proposing a $2.5 million supplemental appropriation to support the “Return and Restore” program operated by Salvation and Social Justice.…
New York-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital Settles Allegations of Federal Health Care Fraud for Over $2.5 Million
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement agreement with New York-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital. The settlement agreement, which requires a payment of over $2.5 million,…
Four-Time Felon Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Federal Prison for Being Found Unlawfully in Possession of a Firearm
INDIANAPOLIS – TorVon Davis, 31, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. According to court documents, on July 6, 2021, an Indianapolis…
Florida Man to Plead Guilty to $2.5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A former Massachusetts resident has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to filing fraudulent applications to obtain $2.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds made available…
Brazil’s public debt rises 2.5% in June, interest rates keep soaring
BRASILIA -Brazil’s federal public debt grew 2.51% in June from the month before, and the average cost of domestic debt issuance kept soaring amid greater risk aversion, the Treasury said on Wednesday.…
Kuwait central bank raises key rate by 25 bps to 2.5%
(Reuters) – The Central Bank of Kuwait said on Wednesday it increased its discount rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s three quarters of a percentage point…
New Jersey to Receive $2.5 Million From Wawa Data Breach Lawsuit Settlement
TRENTON, NJ – Wawa will be paying New Jersey $2.5 million out of a multistate $8 million settlement after millions of customers’ data was breached by hackers on company servers. According to…
Atlanta film producer pleads guilty for $2.5 million cryptocurrency-based investment scams
ATLANTA – Ryan Felton has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering charges on the fourth day of his jury trial arising from his fraudulent promotion…
U.S. adds 2.5 million Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine doses, expects more in July
(Reuters) -The U.S. government has ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for use against monkeypox and expects more later this month to fight an outbreak of the viral…
Former Municipal Director of Finance Pleads Guilty to Misappropriation of $2.5 Million
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Defendant Victor Cruz-Quintero pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Marcos E. López to one count of misappropriation of government funds from the United States Department of…
Qatar’s economy grows 2.5% in first quarter
DUBAI – Qatar’s economy grew 2.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, although the growth fell slightly from the previous quarter, official estimates showed on Tuesday. Qatar’s real gross domestic…
EssilorLuxottica to repurchase up to 2.5 million shares
PARIS – EssilorLuxottica said on Friday it was launching a new share buyback programme for a maximum of 2.5 million shares, or around 0.6% of its capital. The French-Italian eyewear giant, which…
Florida Man Arrested for $2.5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A former Massachusetts resident and owner of a Massachusetts-based painting company has been arrested and charged in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application to obtain $2.5 million in…
Fed’s Daly: let’s get U.S. interest rates to 2.5% as quickly as we can
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve should get interest rates up to a level that no longer stimulates the economy as quickly as possible including 50-basis-point hikes at the central bank’s next two…
Japan’s jobless rate falls to 2.5% in April – government
TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.5% in April, while the availability of jobs increased, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower than the 2.6% reported…
Raising Fed’s policy rate to 2.5% by end of 2022 is ‘prudent,’ Daly says
(Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Wednesday said she supports getting the U.S. central bank’s benchmark overnight interest rate up to about 2.5% by the end of the…
Fed’s George puts neutral rate of around 2.5% “as a starting point”
WASHINGTON – Kansas City Fed president Esther George said she estimates a neutral rate of interest for the U.S. at about 2.5% “as a starting point” of what the Fed should aim…
Fed’s Mester calls for frontloading rate hikes, sees rise to 2.5% in 2022
By Ann Saphir – Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester on Tuesday said she would like to raise interest rates to about 2.5% by year end, with bigger rate hikes in…
U.S. will launch 2.5 GHz wireless spectrum auction bidding July 29
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday that it will open an auction of 2.5 GHz band licenses for 5G wireless services for bidding on July 29. The new…
Georgia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder $2.5 Million in Romance Scam Proceeds
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Smyrna, Georgia man, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, was sentenced today to 71 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit money laundering. On October 21,…
RISC-V chip technology firm SiFive raises $175 million, valued at $2.5 billion
By Jane Lanhee Lee – SiFive, Inc., a RISC-V chip technology startup in Silicon Valley, said on Wednesday it raised $175 million in its latest round of funding and is now valued…
Baltimore CBP Seizes $2.5 Million in Palm Oil Shipments Under Forced Labor Finding
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized four shipments of palm oil in Baltimore since February 11 due to information indicating that the palm oil was manufactured by forced…
CBP Officers Seize $2.5 Million in Cocaine at Roma Port of Entry
ROMA, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Roma Port of Entry cargo facility recently seized $2.5 million in cocaine within a tractor trailer. “Our frontline CBP…
Mexico economy minister sees 2022 growth slowing to 2.5%
MEXICO CITY – Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier said on Monday the country’s economy was likely to grow about 2.5% this year after being hit by the Omicron wave of the coronavirus…
Pick-6 Increases to $2.5 Million for January 17 Drawing
TRENTON , NJ – The Pick-6 drawing on January 13 produced 14 winners of $1,484 for matching five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $2,968. The winning…
Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Selling Export-Controlled Military Equipment to China
Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 21, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, a former U.S. Navy sailor who was a Logistics…
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